From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 231 - 189: Destroying the Abyss Pollution Source, Time to Return!

"Retreat!"

Lu Heng saw the Abyss Meat Tumor surging from the sixth level and shouted urgently, "Retreat from the base, do not let this thing touch you!"

"What is this?" Lin Zeyu, holding a sniper rifle, asked as he ran toward the exit.

"Abyss Meat Tumor, this thing will devour all organic matter in sight, if it entangles you, you won't be able to get away," Lu Heng quickly explained.

"It's disgusting." Lin Zeyu ran even harder.

"Mu Yu is leading the way up front, watch out for traps on the road, and forget those fools from the American team!" Lu Heng grabbed the Black Feather Spirit and pushed it toward the exit.

Su Muyu hurriedly flew towards the hole previously blasted by the American team with an RPG launcher, sending a divine feather eagle to scout ahead.

The hole blasted by the nanite self-destruct robots had been blocked.

Fortunately, the American team had created a new entrance when they came in, so they could escape along the path opened by the American team.

However, since the path was opened by the American team, its safety couldn't be guaranteed; if there were bombs or traps installed, it could be very dangerous.

Thus, Su Muyu had to lead the way upfront, using the divine feather eagle to scout and clear any traps.

"Trying to leave? You all die here!" Alex Austin rushed forward, trying to stop Lin Zeyu and the others.

Lu Heng stood in front of him with his sword drawn and said, "Your opponent is me."

The Abyss Meat Tumor expanded outward, devouring all organic matter it touched.

The bodies of three deceased members of the American team were touched by the meat tumor and were devoured, slowly turning into flesh and becoming part of the Abyss Meat Tumor.

"Court death!"

Alex Austin was now immensely angered. Three of his team members had died, the sixth level's wall had been broken, and things inside had surged out.

This meant that not only had his team suffered losses, but also the mission had failed.

He roared, raising the Thunder Hammer high and smashing it down toward Lu Heng, the extreme anger sending out a circle of thunderstorms, shaking the ground and cracking it like spiderwebs.

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The surging Abyss Meat Tumor shrank back upon encountering the thunder.

Abyss Meat Tumor feared thunder and lightning, flames, but to destroy it with thunder and lightning required immense energy.

Seeing the Thunderous Fury strike down, Lu Heng also released the Thunderous Heavenly Prison Skill, confronting thunder with thunder. Furious lightning intertwined, spreading outward, destroying everything it touched.

Under the thunderous strikes, Lu Heng and Alex Austin engaged in a direct confrontation, sword clashing with hammer, resonating a series of booming echoes.

Meanwhile.

Su Muyu led the team out of the fifth level, swiftly retreating up the passage.

The Stone Giant, Quist, also tried to escape but was blocked by a Source Energy Shock Bomb that Lin Zeyu threw back as he reached the exit.

The approaching Abyss Meat Tumor entangled the Stone Giant, slowly absorbing him into its flesh.

"Why are you eating me? Let go! I have a mission... let go..." Quist's voice drowned out inside the Abyss Meat Tumor, disappearing at last.

As the Abyss Meat Tumor filled the fifth level and spread toward the exit of the fourth level, only the areas ravaged by thunder remained unoccupied.

Su Muyu's voice came over the comm channel: "Lu Heng, get out quick, we're on the second level, about to exit soon..."

The voice stopped there, as the comm link started emitting static noises.

This was due to the Abyss Meat Tumor filling all the crevices on the fifth level, its black substance blocking electromagnetic signals, leading to the cutting off of all communications.

Lu Heng gathered the thunder on his sword blade, slashed the Abyss Meat Tumor open and rushed into the corridor.

Alex Austin, resonating rings of shock, chased along the path behind him.

Lu Heng, as quick as a gust, shook him off in the blink of an eye, regrouped with his team, and retreated from the base.

Once outside the base, having cleared the few mechanical units of the Descent Faction, he then communicated with Xavier Matrix.

"There is an Abyss Meat Tumor on the sixth underground level, if we don't find a way to stop it, it could devour the entire planet."

Xavier Matrix, hearing about the entity hidden inside the base could devour an entire planet, immediately inquired:

"What exactly is an Abyss Meat Tumor? I need more information."

Lu Heng explained in the simplest terms, "An Abyss Meat Tumor is a flesh mass that devours organic material and grows very fast.

"It fears thunder and lightning, flames, and high temperatures, but due to its rapid growth rate, if it is not destroyed while it is still relatively small, once it spreads, it is very difficult to destroy, unless the entire city is destroyed with it."

Using the images and data transmitted back by Xavier's mechanical units, along with the description from Lu Heng, he mostly understood about the Abyss Meat Tumor and then began calculations.

He finally concluded, "Given the size of the Abyss Meat Tumor now, it's no longer possible for a single individual to clear it."

Lu Heng also realized this, "To clear it now, we have to use powerful nuclear weapons or space-based weapons. Anyway, to stop the spread of the Abyss Meat Tumor, it must be the Sikes Military taking action, using nuclear strikes.

"And also, according to my analysis, this mass of Abyss Meat Tumor is already quite large, and the nuclear strike plans must be executed immediately, otherwise in a few days, it won't be manageable anymore."

Xavier Matrix replied, "I don't have control over such powerful weapons; we must communicate with the military."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I suggest you meet with Yeliana Sikes, persuade her to propose a nuclear strike to the Sikes Military."

For the people of Sikes, meeting doesn't always need physical presence, communicating directly can achieve the same effect.

Moreover, the computational core of the Sikes can accomplish extensive communication in just a few seconds.

Therefore, just two seconds later.

Xavier Matrix answered, "I've already spoken to Yeliana, she agrees to jointly lobby the military for a nuclear strike, and the strike order will be executed within five minutes."

Lu Heng, hearing this response, had to admit that the efficiency of the Mechanical Civilization was incredibly high.

As long as the calculation program deemed it necessary, a decision could be made in just a few seconds, and then execution would begin.

Lu Heng quickly checked the time—it was already 11:55 PM.

That meant the Sikes Military's nuclear strike would coincide with the return time.

The timing was just perfect.

If the Sikes Military could destroy the Abyss Meat Tumor, it would mean the mission was completed.

At that moment,

The last counterattack of the Descent Faction arrived, with swarms of drones, mechanical guards, anti-gravity fighters, and ground mobile artillery arriving and launching an attack on Lu Heng and his associates.

Clearly, the Descent Faction was making a last-ditch effort to prevent the military from destroying the Abyss Meat Tumor.

Faced with the Descent Faction's madness, the Sikes Military and the Xavier Matrix briefly formed a unified front and jointly attacked the Descent Faction's mechanical units.

Both sides exchanged fierce firepower, turning the night into day.

Meanwhile,

Alex Austin burst out from the base and launched a fierce attack on Lu Heng.

Lu Heng drew his sword and fought him, swords and hammers colliding, creating bursts of air blasts and sparks.

Alex Austin exploded with his strongest combat power, becoming the god of thunder and lightning, floating in the air, with thunder surging all around, violently bombarding Lu Heng.

Lu Heng avoided the brunt, moving on the ground like lightning, swift as the wind, dodging the thunder strikes.

Time passed by the second.

In the last minute before the return time,

The Abyss Meat Tumor surged out of the base, masses of tumors began to spread all around, swallowing all organic matter they touched, emitting a foul stench.

The mechanical units controlled by the Xavier Matrix redirected some of the firepower to attack the Abyss Meat Tumor, stopping this mountain-like flesh from growing further.

Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and two Mechanical Angels also launched attacks on the Abyss Meat Tumor, preventing it from spreading further.

As the last minute approached,

The countdown for the nuclear strike started broadcasting on the communication channel of the Xavier Matrix.

"The nuclear bomb is coming, let's go!" Lu Heng waved his hand, ordering the team to quickly evacuate.

One minute's time.

The team retreated five kilometers away, while Alex Austin relentlessly pursued them.

In his eyes, Lu Heng was dodging left and right on the ground, like a mouse being chased around.

Hence, he wanted to give it his all and finish off Lu Heng.

If Lu Heng died, the remaining Da Xia superpower users would be nothing but helpless junk before him.

Lu Heng was indeed moving quickly on the ground, dodging left and right like lightning, avoiding his thunderous strikes, hardly counterattacking.

The reason for not counterattacking was that his Source Material Energy had not fully recovered yet; he was waiting for energy.

The time came to the final ten seconds.

A nuclear missile streaked across the night sky, falling into the Delrimus Base No. 3.

Boom!

The fusion bomb exploded, creating a mushroom cloud, destroying the entire base and generating millions of degrees of heat.

The intense heat melted through the underground structures, turning the Abyss Meat Tumor tissue into ashes.

However, Delrimus Base No. 3's underground structures had six levels, and one nuclear bomb was not enough to destroy the Abyss Meat Tumors in all six underground levels.

At that moment,

The clouds in the sky began to churn.

The space-based weapons fired, shooting a thick laser into Delrimus Base No. 3, melting through the six underground levels, further intensifying the heat, completely destroying the Abyss Meat Tumor.

Also at this moment,

Lu Heng's Source Material Energy had fully recovered, and he turned and unleashed a Rift Slash.

The Rift Sword Radiance slashed towards Alex Austin in mid-air, marking Lu Heng's sudden counterattack after dodging for three minutes.

Alex Austin immediately raised the Star Shield, emitting a defensive shield, and while the shield blocked the Rift Sword Radiance for a brief moment, he dodged the direction of the sword radiance.

Lu Heng did not believe this strike would succeed, so as he launched the Rift Slash, he began to charge up.

The Rift Trace created by the Rift Slash blocked Alex Austin's subsequent attacks.

Lu Heng took this time to complete his charge, entered the Shadow, and then turned into a shadow lightning, shooting out at a speed of 396 meters per second, stirring up a sonic boom cloud.

A sword stabbed into Alex Austin's chest.

Ah!

Alex Austin let out a roar, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Lu Heng did not want to give him a chance to struggle; the Power of thunder and lightning burst out from the sword, then he held the sword horizontally and slashed, cleaving his chest open directly.

Alex Austin's chest wound tore open, his thoracic cavity was almost split in two by the sword blade, spewing blood.

"Ah!"

Due to the severe pain, Alex Austin let out a heart-wrenching scream, clutched the sword blade tightly, and desperately shouted two words, "Return!"

His body began to fade and disappear, leaving only a pool of blood dripping onto the ground.